by Big Al Staff
Saturday, Dec 18, 2021The Saturday sports card features action in the NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and the EPL.
Week 15 in the National Football League continues with the Indianapolis Colts hosting the New England Patriots on the NFL Network at 8:20 PM ET. The Colts are a 3-point favorite with the total set at 44.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The college football bowl season continues with six games. Western Kentucky plays Appalachian State on ESPN at 11 AM ET in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The Mountaineers are a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 66.5. Fresno State goes against UTEP on ESPN at 2:15 PM ET in the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque. The Bulldogs are an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 52. BYU faces UAB on ABC at 3:30 PM ET in the Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Cougars are a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 54.5.
Liberty battles Eastern Michigan on ESPN at 5:45 PM ET in the Lending Tree Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Flames are a 10-point favorite with a total of 58.5. Oregon State plays Utah State on ABC at 7:30 PM ET in the LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Beavers are a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 67.5. Louisiana-Lafayette goes against Marshall on ESPN at 9:15 PM ET in the New Orleans Bowl at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans. The Ragin’ Cajuns are a 4-point favorite with a total of 55.5.
Seven games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Detroit plays at home against Houston at 12:10 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 215. Boston hosts New York at 7:10 PM ET as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 210. Two games tip-off at 7:40 PM ET. Brooklyn is at home as a 2.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Golden State plays at Toronto as a 3.5-point road favorite at BetRivers. The Los Angeles Clippers visit Oklahoma City at 8:10 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite. Two games conclude the NBA card at 9:10 PM ET. Milwaukee hosts Cleveland as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 214. Utah is at home against Washington as an 11-point favorite with a total of 228.5.
The National Hockey League has six games on its slate. The puck drops at 7:08 PM ET for three games. Philadelphia plays at home against Ottawa as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Carolina hosts Los Angeles as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Toronto travels to Vancouver as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Two more NHL games start at 8:08 PM ET. Detroit is at home against New Jersey as a -140 money line favorite with a total of 6. Dallas plays at home against Chicago as a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Edmonton visits Seattle at 10:08 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 6.
Seventeen games are on national television in college basketball. Three games tip-off at noon ET. Purdue plays Butler on Fox in the opening game of the Crossroads Classic at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers are a 15.5-point favorite with an over/under of 132.5. Tennessee plays Memphis on ESPN2 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Volunteers are a 5-point favorite with a total of 142.5. St. John’s hosts Pittsburgh in a Gotham Classic match on FS1. The Red Storm are a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Gonzaga plays Texas Tech on CBS at 1 PM ET at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Bulldogs are an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 146.5.
TCU visits Georgetown on FS1 at 2 PM ET as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 143. Indiana plays Notre Dame on Fox at 2:30 PM ET in the second game of the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers are a 4-point favorite with a total of 138. Louisville travels to Western Kentucky on CBS at 3 PM ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 138.5. Two games begin at 4 PM ET. Xavier hosts Marquette on FS1 as a 10-point favorite with a total of 148.5. Howard plays North Carolina A&T on TNT in a Legacy Classic game at the Providence Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Two more NCAAB games start at 5 PM ET. Connecticut plays at home against Providence on Fox as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 137. UAB is at home against West Virginia on the CBS Sports Network at 5 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 135. Kentucky plays North Carolina on CBS at 5:30 PM ET in a rescheduled game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Wildcats are a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 146.
Two NCAAB games begin at 7 PM ET. Houston plays Oklahoma State on ESPNU at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cougars are a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 134. LSU goes against Louisiana Tech on the CBS Sports Network at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. The Tigers are a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 146. Auburn travels to St. Louis on the CBS Sports Network at 9 PM ET as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 145.5. Baylor visits Oregon on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with an over/under of 137.5. Nevada is at home against Loyola-Marymount on the CBS Sports Network at 11 PM ET as a 6-point favorite with a total of 146.5.
Matchweek 18 in the English Premier League begins with two matches on an abbreviated weekend schedule that had five games canceled because of COVID protocols. Aston Villa hosts Burnley on the NBC Sports Network at 10 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Arsenal visits Leeds United on NBC at 12:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5.
Week 15 in the National Football League continues with the Indianapolis Colts hosting the New England Patriots on the NFL Network at 8:20 PM ET. The Colts are a 3-point favorite with the total set at 44.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The college football bowl season continues with six games. Western Kentucky plays Appalachian State on ESPN at 11 AM ET in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The Mountaineers are a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 66.5. Fresno State goes against UTEP on ESPN at 2:15 PM ET in the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque. The Bulldogs are an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 52. BYU faces UAB on ABC at 3:30 PM ET in the Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Cougars are a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 54.5.
Liberty battles Eastern Michigan on ESPN at 5:45 PM ET in the Lending Tree Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Flames are a 10-point favorite with a total of 58.5. Oregon State plays Utah State on ABC at 7:30 PM ET in the LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Beavers are a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 67.5. Louisiana-Lafayette goes against Marshall on ESPN at 9:15 PM ET in the New Orleans Bowl at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans. The Ragin’ Cajuns are a 4-point favorite with a total of 55.5.
Seven games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Detroit plays at home against Houston at 12:10 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 215. Boston hosts New York at 7:10 PM ET as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 210. Two games tip-off at 7:40 PM ET. Brooklyn is at home as a 2.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Golden State plays at Toronto as a 3.5-point road favorite at BetRivers. The Los Angeles Clippers visit Oklahoma City at 8:10 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite. Two games conclude the NBA card at 9:10 PM ET. Milwaukee hosts Cleveland as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 214. Utah is at home against Washington as an 11-point favorite with a total of 228.5.
The National Hockey League has six games on its slate. The puck drops at 7:08 PM ET for three games. Philadelphia plays at home against Ottawa as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Carolina hosts Los Angeles as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Toronto travels to Vancouver as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Two more NHL games start at 8:08 PM ET. Detroit is at home against New Jersey as a -140 money line favorite with a total of 6. Dallas plays at home against Chicago as a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Edmonton visits Seattle at 10:08 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 6.
Seventeen games are on national television in college basketball. Three games tip-off at noon ET. Purdue plays Butler on Fox in the opening game of the Crossroads Classic at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers are a 15.5-point favorite with an over/under of 132.5. Tennessee plays Memphis on ESPN2 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Volunteers are a 5-point favorite with a total of 142.5. St. John’s hosts Pittsburgh in a Gotham Classic match on FS1. The Red Storm are a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Gonzaga plays Texas Tech on CBS at 1 PM ET at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Bulldogs are an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 146.5.
TCU visits Georgetown on FS1 at 2 PM ET as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 143. Indiana plays Notre Dame on Fox at 2:30 PM ET in the second game of the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers are a 4-point favorite with a total of 138. Louisville travels to Western Kentucky on CBS at 3 PM ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 138.5. Two games begin at 4 PM ET. Xavier hosts Marquette on FS1 as a 10-point favorite with a total of 148.5. Howard plays North Carolina A&T on TNT in a Legacy Classic game at the Providence Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Two more NCAAB games start at 5 PM ET. Connecticut plays at home against Providence on Fox as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 137. UAB is at home against West Virginia on the CBS Sports Network at 5 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 135. Kentucky plays North Carolina on CBS at 5:30 PM ET in a rescheduled game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Wildcats are a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 146.
Two NCAAB games begin at 7 PM ET. Houston plays Oklahoma State on ESPNU at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cougars are a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 134. LSU goes against Louisiana Tech on the CBS Sports Network at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. The Tigers are a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 146. Auburn travels to St. Louis on the CBS Sports Network at 9 PM ET as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 145.5. Baylor visits Oregon on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with an over/under of 137.5. Nevada is at home against Loyola-Marymount on the CBS Sports Network at 11 PM ET as a 6-point favorite with a total of 146.5.
Matchweek 18 in the English Premier League begins with two matches on an abbreviated weekend schedule that had five games canceled because of COVID protocols. Aston Villa hosts Burnley on the NBC Sports Network at 10 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Arsenal visits Leeds United on NBC at 12:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5.
